What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Collided with service vehicle while taxiing. Failed follow marshallers signals. Made sharp turns. Marshaller errors (-23) on may 4, 1997, at 0930 CDT a Lockheed, P-38-L, N9005R, registered to air-serv., inc., and being operated by the lone star flight museum, collided with a ground operations vehicle while taxiing at Scholes field, Galveston, Texas. The pilot (ATP), sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. A ground operations person was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the title 14 CFR part 91 maintenance flight. A flight plan was not filed.
As the FAA filed it
COLLIDED WITH SERVICE VEHICLE WHILE TAXIING. FAILED FOLLOW MARSHALLERS SIGNALS. MADE SHARP TURNS. MARSHALLER ERRORS (-23) ON MAY 4, 1997, AT 0930 CDT A LOCKHEED, P-38-L, N9005R, REGISTERED TO AIR-SERV., INC., AND BEING OPERATED BY THE LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM, COLLIDED WITH A GROUND OPERATIONS VEHICLE WHILE TAXIING AT SCHOLES FIELD, GALVESTON, TEXAS. THE PILOT (ATP), SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. A GROUND OPERATIONS PERSON WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.
NTSB investigation
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